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Q79.51

Q79.51: Congenital hernia of bladder

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q79.51 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital hernia of bladder. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Q79.51 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q79.51

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q79.5: Other congenital malformations of abdominal wall

  • umbilical hernia (K42.-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Q79.51

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on Q79: Congenital malformations of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified

  • congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis (Q68.0)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Hernia, hernial›bladder›congenital(female) (male)
  • Hernia, hernial›vesical›congenital(female) (male)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Q79.5

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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